What we are reading: For week ending December 16, 2016

At ET Wealth, we know that your time is precious. There is information overload for investors and not all of it would be useful and helpful in decision making. And, it's true even for us.

So, along with the ET Wealth's daily dose of articles on personal finance, we will help bring to your notice some truly interesting articles/blogs/videos in the realm of personal finance from across the globe. These are interesting pieces we have read over the week and found.

Achieving Financial Success Without Extreme Frugality Or A Huge Income

It's not too hard to find stories in the media about seemingly ordinary people finding great financial success. You hear about what seems like an ordinary guy or gal who worked in what seemed like an ordinary career path and somehow they've got a million dollars in the bank. How did they do it?

To Diversify Or Not to Diversify?
Your portfolio will always be subject to market swings that are out of your control.

5 things to do 5 years before retiring
Americans are making a series of easily fixable mistakes that are slamming their retirement savings. These mistakes might not be different for Indians.

Alternative Investments for Your Portfolio
Beyond traditional mutual funds, stocks and bonds, you can find greater income and lower volatility.

Year-end financial retirement planning tips
Next up is the New Year. And, of course, that means resolutions. Since fitness is usually at the top of everyone's list, January is always the time of the year when gyms are most crowded. But if we also lined up to see financial planners, it would mean that we also made financial fitness a top resolutions. That would be a good thing.